The 19th Residency Program in 2025 was a focused three-month period during which participating artists continued their practices while engaging with one another through subtle forms of influence and exchange at various points of convergence. The title of this Open Studio, Swing-by, refers to a maneuver in space exploration where a spacecraft adjusts its course and speed by passing near another celestial body. In this context, it serves as a metaphor for how artists, through proximity and mutual observation, gradually adjust their directions in response to the presence and practice of others. 

Nanji Residency has continued to examine the significance of residencies as a site for dialogue and experiment, particularly within the evolving conditions of contemporary artistic practice. This Open Studio marks a moment within that ongoing inquiry. It presents the developments of the 19th group of resident artists and opens the studios to the public, offering a space in which visitors may encounter the processes, questions, and concerns that shape each artist’s work. 

We hope these encounters will connect viewers to the ongoing inquiries that extend beyond the studio and continue to shape each artist’s practice.

Public Programs

[Screening] Nanji Access: Picnic
A screening of the Nanji Access flim, which captures the experience of Nanji’s unique landscape and natural ecology through the perspectives of the residency artists.
May 23 (Fri) – May 25 (Sun), 13:00–19:00
Studio A, Room 5, SeMA Nanji Residency

[Screening] Nanji 19th Screening
An outdoor screening featuring video works by the 19th cohort of Nanji Residency artists.
May 23 (Fri), 19:30–22:30
Outdoor Sculpture Park, SeMA Nanji Residency

[Performance] DEBRIEFING
DEBRIEFING unfolds a briefing session for a yet-to-be-performed performance piece tentatively titled BAREBONE. Woven through a multitude of linguistic and bodily scores, imagined from the personal archive of former miner and activist Rhee Young Jun (d. 2020).
May 24 (Sat), 18:26–19:41
Entire Studio A, SeMA Nanji Residency
Artists: Ivetta Sunyoung Kang & Mu:p
Performers: Ivetta Sunyoung Kang, Hyeong-Jun Cho (Mu:p), Minsun Son (Mu:p), Kang, Ho Jeong & Yurim Kim
※ This performance contains flash lights and stroboscopic images that regularly occur throughout the duration.

[Workshop] Where Stone/Body Flowed
Led by artist Okyoung Noh, this workshop invites four participants who have experienced loss―of something or someone―to share fragmented memories that have drifted to this place, using found stones near the studio as a medium.
May 24 (Sat), 13:30–14:45
Studio A, Room 1, SeMA Nanji Residency
[Register here]

[Workshop] Percuss
A hands-on workshop led by artist Yohan Han, where participants create and decorate their own percussion instruments. Through sensory engagement, the workshop fosters artistic sharing and emotional connection.
May 24 (Sat) & May 25 (Sun), 15:00–17:00
Studio B Meeting Room, SeMA Nanji Residency
[Register here]

[Workshop] Caput Mortuum and Hematite
Led by artist Eunkyung Lee, this workshop focuses on creating paint using two red pigments―hematite and caput mortuum―mixed with egg yolk. Participants will explore the richness of red and contemplate the boundary between the living and the dead.
May 25 (Sun), 13:30–13:45 / 14:00–14:15
Studio A, Room 3, SeMA Nanji Residency
[Register here]

Directions

By Subway

Take Subway Line No. 6 and get off at Mapo District Office Station. Use Exit No. 1 and transfer to Bus No. 271 or 7011.

By Bus

Get off at the bus stop “World Cup Park Zone 3.” Go through Nanjicheon Park and walk about 15 minutes.

Take Red Bus No. 9707 (Exit No. 6 of No. 2 Dangsan Station) and get off at the bus stop “Nanji Hangang Park.” Walk about 3 minutes.

Take Green Bus No. 8777 and get off at the bus stop “Noeul Park Entrance.” Walk about 2 minutes. *Operates on weekends only